MS03
UKAAF minimum standards:
Clear and large print
The UK Association for Accessible Formats (UKAAF) sets standards for accessible formats in the UK which meet end-user needs.
The following minimum standards for clear and large print can be used as a checklist by producers, end-users, or those procuring accessible format materials to ensure that materials are of an acceptable level of quality to meet user needs.
Detailed guidance is available from UKAAF to help people produce materials which meet these minimum standards.
Copyright © 2012 UK Association for Accessible Formats (UKAAF). Not for re-sale. You may reproduce in whole or in part with acknowledgement to UKAAF.
Document reference:
MS03
Date: June 2012
As a minimum, UKAAF expects clear and large print materials to comply with the following standards.
Permission, or the legal right to produce the clear and/or large print version of the document has been confirmed
Individual end user's requirements ascertained and met where possible, without compromising the integrity of the original information
Document has not been created by enlarging with a photocopier (other than exceptional cases)
A4 paper used unless content or purpose dictates otherwise
Minimum text size of 12 point for clear print, ideally 14 point
Minimum text size of 16 point for large print, ideally minimum of 18 point
Text such as page numbers, labels, superscripts is ideally the same size as the body text
Legible typeface such as Arial
No italics, underlining or large blocks of capital letters
Adequate line spacing
Adequate space between paragraphs
Text is left aligned except in exceptional circumstances
Text is horizontal
Words and single pieces of information are not split onto two lines unless unavoidable
Columns avoided or reduced in number if appropriate
If columns are used, there is adequate space between them and possibly a vertical dividing line
Good contrast between text and background
No information conveyed solely through colour, images or diagrams
No text overlapping images (other than exceptional cases)
Paper is non-glossy
Paper is of sufficient weight to avoid show-through
Title and originator of the document should be at the beginning of the information
Layout is clear and consistent
Headings are clearly differentiated from text
Appropriate use of page numbers
Appropriate use of print page references (e.g. for educational material)
Appropriate use of table of contents
Appropriate use of headers and footers
Images and diagrams are presented in an accessible way
Tables are presented in an accessible way
Document is an accurate representation of the original
Quality control measures in place (e.g. proofing, testing production equipment, regular servicing etc)
Appropriately bound
Appropriately packaged
Clearly labelled
Cover is non-glossy
Despatched in good time
Further in-depth guidance on the production of accessible formats is available from UKAAF's website: www.ukaaf.org
U K Association for Accessible Formats (UKAAF)
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Llantarnam Industrial Park
Cwmbrân NP44 9BQ
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